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Complex and Collaborative Problem Solving: New, Unique, and Useful?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2015

In-Sue Oh*
Affiliation:
Temple University
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Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to In-Sue Oh, Department of Human Resource Management, Fox School of Business, Temple University, 1801 Liacouras Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6083. E-mail: [email protected]

Extract

Neubert, Mainert, Kretzschmar, and Greiff (2015) suggest two individual differences that have been overlooked in the industrial–organizational (I-O) literature (i.e., complex and collaborative problem solving) will be critical in the 21st century workplace. Below, I will briefly summarize some history and empirical findings at odds with Neubert et al.’s (2015) assertions.

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Commentaries
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2015 

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